2019 UK Provisional Greenhouse Gas Emissions

2019 UK greenhouse gas emissions are provisionally estimated to be lower than in 2018

Adjusting emissions for external temperature does not change the long term trend

While actual emissions fell by 3.6% temperature adjusted emissions fell by 3.4% between 2018 and 2019

2019 annual average temperature warmer than long term average by 0.5°C

The energy supply sector experienced the largest reduction in CO₂ emissions in 2019

The reduction in power sector emissions has been driven by a shift away from using coal for electricity generation towards gas and renewables

For the sectors not included here, provisional CO₂ estimates for 2019 cannot be made as they cannot be derived from the energy statistics. Final 2019 estimates for all sectors will be published in February 2021, which will include total emissions by sector.

Further information: www.gov.uk/government/collections/provisional-uk-greenhouse-gas-emissions-national-statistics Enquiries: ClimateChange.Statistics@beis.gov.uk Responsible statistician: Georgina Smallridge Tel: 020 7215 0206